“We are aimed at strengthening the collective security system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, building up its capabilities in the interests of guaranteed protection of Russia and its allies in any development of the military-political situation in the world and regions located in close proximity to the organization’s area of responsibility,” Evdokimov said in a statement. TASS interview.
He noted that Russia also aims to increase the contribution of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and its specialized structures in countering security challenges and threats.
Earlier it became known about the CSTO plans to conduct a series of exercises in the countries of Central Asia in 2022.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, in an interview with RT, spoke about the difference between NATO and the CSTO.